Filipino Grandmasters Representing Other Chess Federation/Country:

U.S. based Filipino (Cebuano) International Grandmaster, 1986 Asian junior champion, two time Philippine Chess Olympiad player (1992 & 1994), 2008 U.S. Open Champion and the first Filipino ever to qualify for the U.S. Championship in 2009. He won the 21st Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational in L.A., U.S.A. (August 3-7, 2012) and earned his 3rd and final GM norm.

Scheduled is the 83rd FIDE Congress from 1st to 10th September 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey and one of the agenda would be the Approval of Titles. Hopefully, the U.S. Federation where Enrico Sevillano is affiliated could submit the GM requirements on time.

But it stopped in 2011! Today ncfp is in disarray,,we need a new ncfp leader to champion the federation and a new set of leaders to map out the new direction … set up fresh Vision, Goals/Objectives, Strategies and to bring in resources, organize and manage them in the attainment of the new vision.

ncfp should help dableo,nolte,dimakiling and senador get into more tournaments.am pretty sure that in few months the roster of gms will balloon to 20 or more.who knows? we may have more wesley so in the offing..
do it now guys.

I think not just sending them in international tournaments but helping them to prepare (e.g. hiring a topnotch foreign coach/trainer). So many opportunities na actually given them but what had happened? What’s lacking or missing in the chess program or is there really one ???

Look at the younger guys who would give more promise aside from taking care of those that we already have…I mean those gm’s. One maybe older than the others but in tournament games you don’t know yet who blooms until the end of the tourney…..I mean when one has a good mode/time/games then he/she could be devastating just like in any other sports. In chess though because it is a mental game reliability on ability/talent plays a more important role and if he/she is in the mode on any particular tourney then a 100 % result is achievable. Try to research some of the great chess players like Fischer, Kasparov, Tal…..to name a few
I appreciate how Wesley was discovered and how they supported him. Chess enthusiast in any incumbent government should try to emulate how Pichay & company discovered and supported So. I read so much of negative comments on Pichay but that is on politics and we all know politics is dirty. On the side of sports he and his group achieved something worth remembering, let’s see what happens after 2 or 3 years with the chess career of Wesley.
I hope senator Trillanes or any other chess enthusiast in government will take the lead to support financially the development of chess in the Philippines to produce another So or even better.
His change in federation matter much in his further development and understanding of that should be given as a blessing. In our mind we are all proud of his performance as we are all proud of all overseas Filipinos who help greatly our Philippine economy.

Look for a nearest NCFP registered local Chess Club where u could participate so they could help/guide you participate in FIDE rated tournaments. you need to earn your FIDE ratings & norms for your certifications.